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The Land Ordinance of 1785 affected slavery by

A
stopping it from spreading.
B
spreading it throughout the nation.
C
abolishing it throughout the nation.
D
allowing enslaved people to settle in the West.
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Alexander Hamilton wanted to pay off all national and state debts to

A
show the world that the United States was economically strong.
B
encourage farmers to support their government.
C
show the states that they should not print money.
D
encourage the development of more executive departments.
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Why did Alexander Hamilton believe that the national bank was constitutional?

A
He believed in express powers and a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
B
The Constitution states that a government should have all the powers to carry out its duties, and the national bank was necessary.
C
He thought the Constitution was a weak document that couldn’t address the needs of the government.
D
The Constitution mentioned the possible need for a bank.
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Why was the Confederation Congress unable to control inflation?

A
It could not collect taxes.
B
It could not regulate prices.
C
It could not raise an army.
D
It could not trade on the Mississippi.
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What made it difficult for early United States leaders to maintain neutrality during conflicts between France and Great Britain?

A
The United States’ national bank had investments in France.
B
The United States’ national bank had investments in Great Britain.
C
Each nation urged the United States to halt trade with the other.
D
Neither nation wanted to trade with the United States.
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What type of government did Alexander Hamilton support?

A
a strong national government
B
strong state governments
C
a national government led by the secretary of the treasury
D
a national government led by the secretary of war
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Before public lands could be sold under the Land Ordinance of 1785, the land had to be

A
free of American Indians.
B
surveyed and divided.
C
free of enslaved people.
D
cleared and measured.
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What was the first national legislature established by the Articles of Confederation?

A
Parliament
B
the First Continental Congress
C
a one-branch Congress
D
the Second Continental Congress
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Why did Anti-Federalists favor a bill of rights?

A
It would split power equally between the president and Congress.
B
It would put goverment in the hands of individual states.
C
It would give the government more power to make laws.
D
It would protect individual citizens’ freedoms.
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Which statement about communism is the most accurate?

A
Communism allows citizens to own property.
B
Communism gives control to multiple branches.
C
Communism allows citizens to elect leaders.
D
Communism gives control to party leaders.
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In a direct democracy, who votes on government policy?

A
senators
B
all citizens
C
representatives
D
only democrats
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As the colonies moved toward independence, the First Continental Congress was created in

A
1768.
B
1776.
C
1760.
D
1774.
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The Jay Treaty negotiated in 1794 caused

A
the nation to fall further into debt.
B
the nation to feel greater tension with Britain.
C
political parties within the young government to come closer together.
D
a greater divide within the nation.
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Federalists believed a strong government would

A
take too much power from the states.
B
cause power struggles among states.
C
encourage states to work together.
D
make state government unnecessary.
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Which statement best characterizes a dictatorship?

A
The leader shares power, if necessary.
B
The leader maintains power through force.
C
The leader inherits power through birth.
D
The leader is blessed by the church.
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Read the quote from Thomas Jefferson.That these are our grievances which we have thus laid before his majesty, with that freedom of language and sentiment which becomes a free people claiming their rights, as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.

A
government
B
natural law
C
society
D
divine right
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How does a monarch typically take power?

A
by being elected
B
by taking over in a revolution
C
by being appointed by leaders of a political party
D
by taking over when the previous monarch dies or retires
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Which of these was not a key difference between Northern and Southern states at the Constitutional Convention?

A
Wanting to elect the president directly vs. using an electoral college
B
Having more, larger cities vs. having fewer, smaller cities
C
Wanting to protect agriculture vs. protect industries
D
Having many enslaved people vs. using less enslaved labor
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Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence."For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world."

A
The colonists could not acquire goods without illegal smuggling.
B
The colonists were exporting too many goods.
C
The British closed all ports except for Boston.
D
The colonists could export goods only to Britain.
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According to Anti-Federalists, the Constitution

A
would make the president too weak.
B
could make the president less powerful than Congress.
C
could give the president too much influence.
D
would make the president work closely with states.

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